Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Competitors $11.56 +0.01 (+0.09%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.56 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/25/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HYI vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HYI) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Is AGD or HYI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or HYI? Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund received 28 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.85% of users gave Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundOutperform Votes13663.85% Underperform Votes7736.15% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGD or HYI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$29.60MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HYI a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Does the media favor AGD or HYI? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Neutral SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.13B$3.80B$18.91BDividend Yield0.08%4.45%4.21%4.14%P/E RatioN/A21.5712.9532.57Price / SalesN/A2,315.141,723.0528.52Price / CashN/A61.2950.3817.53Price / BookN/A1.113.384.45Net IncomeN/A$261.57M$1.17B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.83%8.77%3.51%1 Month Performance-3.10%3.77%9.23%-4.90%1 Year Performance0.09%2.28%10.52%4.62% Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/A$11.56+0.1%N/A+0.6%$0.00$29.60M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+5.6%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+4.0%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-0.5%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Positive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-15.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-3.9%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ANews CoverageAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-2.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-7.2%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A+1.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-1.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors HYT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HYI) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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